Gameplay Thread

Nora hears the strange tune coming from what was once Mr. Gardiner and feels it claw at her mind in a way that shouldn't be possible

George's eyes go wide at the sound (and sight) of the whistling emanating from the Gardiner thing's esophageal orifice. He cups his hands over his ears and quickly turns his head toward the others in the room...he has no words...

After hitting the creature with the chair and watching George pin it into the corner, Jack is feeling a bit less terrified. Then comes the whistling, and Jack immediately covers his ears and turns away. It’s definitely disturbing, but not significantly more than a walking corpse is in the first place.

Lettie clutches the book as if it can somehow moor her to reality. The creature’s whistling makes her skull feel like it’s vibrating out of her scalp.

Riding the wave of resolve that has washed over him, Jack turns to Lettie and says: "Take Nora and get that book as far away as you can, the three of us will take care of Mr. Gardiner." Then he takes a couple running steps and throws a haymaker at Mr. Gardiner.

Not knowing what else to do in her current dazed state, Lettie flips open the book to see if it will reveal any information on how to deal with the creature before them.

Nora's eyes blur and she finds it difficult to focus on the scene in front of her. She slumps down, barely hearing Jack's words but just barely getting the message. She takes a shambling step into the hallway, unable to move further than that as she struggles to regain her wits and feels unwilling to leave her fellow boarders completely.

George clutches at his head, frozen and still obviously dazed. The haunting tune emanating from Gardiner has penetrated George's consciousness like a malevolent force, invoking a primal fear that grips his very soul. He can feel the tendrils of madness tugging at the edges of his mind, threatening to engulf him in a maelstrom of terror.

His vision is partially obscured by fleeting glimpses of a nightmarish landscape inhabited by sickening creatures. He cannot comprehend what he is seeing. The visions dance before George's eyes, their alien forms twisting, contorting and melting into each other in ways that defy logic and reason. He hears the sounds of men grappling and fighting, for a moment he thinks he sees Jack struggling with Gardiner before they are both enveloped in an otherworldly lavender mist. In his confusion and panic he struggles to make sense of the surreal tableau unfolding around him.

Lettie screams as the Gardiner thing lurches towards her. It seems intent on getting the book which makes her even more convinced that it is important to solving this mystery. She attempts to dodge out of the way of its grasp, though her dazed state is making things difficult.